ST DUPONT TEATRO POCKET LIGHTER RED For Sale
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ST DUPONT TEATRO POCKET LIGHTER RED:
$3000.00
THIS RARE TABLE LIGHTER IS ONE OFONLY2500 INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED PIECES. THIS IS NUMBER1529/2500. THE LIGHTER STANDS 4" TALL, 3" WIDE, 1&3/4" THICK.
THE SERIES ARE DEDICATED TO THE "TEATRO" - AN ITALIAN WORD FOR THEATER,WHICH FASCINATED US SINCEITS BEGINNING. THIS IS A TABLE LIGHTER WHERE DESIGNERS, USING RED CHINESE LACQUER AND GOLD ACCENTS, HIGH RELEIF GUILLOCHE (MACHINE WORK) TRANSFORMED THE LIGHTER INTO A THEATRICAL OBJECT, RESEMBLING THE MAGICAL CURTAIN BEHIND WHICH THE MIRACLES AND SECRETS OF THE THEATER TAKE PLACE. COLORS OF CHINESE LACQUER ON EITHER SIDE: RED WITH GOLD TRIM ACCENTS.
The Harlequin's coat, a harmless symbol that originated in the Comedia Dell Arte, suggests mystery, intrigue and happy endings. The curtains open to reveal two masks, one laughing, the other crying; comedy blended with tragedy - life itself.
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